新加坡电影中本土文化和社会特征的展现与传播 ——以《新兵正传1》和《新兵正传2》为例 = The Presentation and Dissemination of Local Cultures and societal characteristics in Singapore films: case studies of Ah Boys to Men 1 and Ah Boys to Men 2

• Main Author: 孔愢棋 Hoong, Si Qi
• Other Authors: Cui Feng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: Chinese
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Humanities::Language::Chinese
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165076
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

本文以梁志强导演的《新兵正传1》和《新兵正传2》为研究对象，探讨新加坡电影中本土文化和社会特征的展现和传播，及两部电影的成功与否被什么因素所影响。梁志强的《新兵正传》系列至今分为四部——《新兵正传1》(2012)、《新兵正传2》(2013)、《新兵正传3: 蛙人传》(2015) 及《新兵正传4》(2017) 。《新兵正传1》和《新兵正传2》分别获得2012年和2013 年的最高票房纪录，《新兵正传3：蛙人传》则登上2015年“本地十大最卖座电影”的第五名。 《新兵正传4》的累计票房达491万，是2017年新加坡最卖座的中文片。 《新兵正传》系列讲述其他电影及现实生活中较难看到的军训生活。几部电影的特点是当中本土文化和社会特征的展现，让来自不同宗族和文化的本地观众产生共鸣。电影的情节、人物等带着独特的新加坡文化现象，在触碰本地观众内心的同时，以电影形式将新加坡文化现象传播到更多地方，接触更多来自不同文化背景的观众。本文将通过《新兵正传1》和《新兵正传2》的字幕处理和故事情节及人物，分析当中本土文化与社会的展现及电影本身的成功与否，为本地和外国观众塑造了怎样的新加坡社会。 This report will focus on Ah Boys to Men 1 and Ah Boys to Men 2 as the subject, to explore the presentation and dissemination of Singaporean culture and societal characteristics in local movies, as well the factors contributing to the success of both movies. The Ah Boys to Men series currently consists of four movies: Ah Boys to Men 1 (2012), Ah Boys to Men 2 (2013), Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen (2015) and Ah Boys to Men 4 (2017). Ah Boys to Men 1 and Ah Boys to Men 2 achieved the highest box office records in 2012 and 2013 respectively, and Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen placed 5th in 2015, in "Local Top 10 Best Movies". The cumulative box office of Ah Boys to Men 4 reached 4.91 million, making it the top-grossing Chinese film in Singapore in 2017. The movie series depicts the life in army, exposing audience to content that they rarely see in other movies or in their daily lives. The movies similarly have a strong display of the local culture and societal characteristics, allowing local audiences of different race and culture to resonate with the content. The plots and characters of the movies consist of unique Singaporean cultures and phenomenon, touching the hearts of the local audience while disseminating the local culture and societal characteristics beyond the country, reaching out to more audiences with different cultures and backgrounds. This report will analyze the presentation of the local culture and society, as well as the success of the films, through the subtitles, storylines and characters in Ah Boys to Men 1 and Ah Boys to Men 2 and how they have shaped the image of the Singapore society for both local and foreign audiences.